Faculty + Staff Archive

UCLA professor Rebecca Allen, an internationally recognized artist, research scientist and pioneer in 3D computer graphics, has been named chair of the Department of Design Media Arts.

Hundreds of pie lovers came to campus on Sunday for a taste of KCRW’s 6th Annual Good Food Pie Contest at UCLA's Wilson Plaza, adjacent to the Fowler Museum.

Dr. Bramah N. Singh, a renowned UCLA cardiologist who pioneered a novel classification system used by researchers and clinicians worldwide to study and develop anti-arrhythmic medications, died on Sept. 20 at his home in Encino. He was 76.

Joel Aberbach, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at UCLA, discusses his new role as chair of the Academic Senate and what’s on its agenda for 2014-15.

The films 'Smoke Signals' and 'Tenacity" launch the UCLA Film and Television Archive series, "Through Indians Eyes: Native American Cinema," on Saturday, Oct. 4.

As part of its ongoing effort to better serve readers in the digital age, UCLA Magazine has launched its first iPad app.

Utpal Banerjee, the Irving and Jean Stone Professor and chair of UCLA’s Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology in the UCLA College, will look at the important role of the fruit fly in helping scientists answer core questions about developmental biology.

UCLA’s New Wight Gallery presents "Compassion Fatigue" in its New Wight Biennial, Oct. 2-16.

Professors Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Vinit Mukhija of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs discuss their new book, "The Informal American City: Beyond Taco Trucks and Day Labor," on Oct. 2.

Patricia Turner, vice provost for undergraduate education, will assume responsibility for Summer Sessions and International Education Office, UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced recently.

Part of UCLA’s Office of Information Technology, Rose Rocchio and her team helped UCLA move to mobile and has positioned the campus to stay at the forefront of fast-moving technological developments.

The UCLA Grand Challenge project to make Los Angeles completely self-sufficient and sustainable in energy and water by 2050 has been awarded $100,000 after winning the popular vote in a competition sponsored by the Goldhirsh Foundation through its LA2050 Grants Challenge.

UCLA Chancellor Gene Block will share his vision for the future of the university in a moderated question-and-answer presentation on Monday, Oct. 6, 12-1 p.m.

UCLA faculty are invited to join University of California President Janet Napolitano and faculty colleagues from across the UC system for a one-hour online conversation on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2 p.m.

Motivated by a drive ‘to do work that can save lives,’ UCLA's Mark Kaplan has become a leading expert on suicide, the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States.

Two local businessmen donated $30K to the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center. The donation was raised in the 2014 Volkswagen City of Angels Fun Ride.

UCLA education professor Robert Rhoads and three faculty members from Chinese universities recently took a close look at four universities in Beijing. Rhoads discusses their findings in this Q&A.

SELFA Inc., a health care technology company cofounded and based on research by Chi On Chui, UCLA associate professor of electrical engineering and bioengineering, won a $1.65 million grant from the NIH.

UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Director Brian D. Taylor joins other experts at Zócalo Public Square on Sept. 29 in a discussion of L.A.'s traffic woes.

Lesley Leighton has been appointed director of the UCLA Chorale and UCLA Chamber Singers in the Department of Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

Acclaimed artist Barbara Kruger, a professor of art at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, will be honored at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art 2014 Art+Film Gala on Nov. 1.

Dr. Daniel Siegel, a UCLA clinical professor of psychiatry, has published a new book, 'No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind.'

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, dean of UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, will chair “Demographic Shifts and Impacts on Education,” at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Education.

Event professionals and other guests attended the UCLA Events Office’s first-ever wedding showcase on Monday, Sept. 22, to learn about elegant, romantic locations on campus perfect for weddings.

Learn the basics of medical science and advances in the biomedical and clinical sciences at Mini Med School, a lecture series presented by UCLA Health for the general public.